Jac Scaeffer talks Patti Lupone and THAT reveal in a spoiler-heavy discussion for Agatha All Along’s seventh episode.
Every episode of Agatha All Along has gotten people talking, and this week’s was no exception. “Death’s Hand in Mind” came with some big moments ahead of what’s sure to be an equally big finale, and creator Jac Schaeffer told all in an interview with Variety that’s heavy on details and spoilers down below.
First off, the leaks and theories were right: Rio, Agatha’s gal pal played by Aubrey Plaza, is Lady Death! When asked about the character’s inclusion, Schaeffer explained how she always wanted a “pursuant character” on the hunt for Agatha and her group. At first, this character—then just known as the Debt Collector—would’ve gone after the witches for “unpaid debts of witchcraft,” but the creative team ended up pivoting to Death. Why? In Schaeffer’s words, simply because it was “just so sexy. We were just like, ‘Who is the perfect ex-lover of Agatha Harkness?’ It was just so obviously Lady Death. It felt so right.”
But beyond the reveal, this episode belonged to divination witch Lilia (Patti Lupone), who’s been experiencing her life out of order.
